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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Alcee Hasting was impreached as a judge 18 years ago, even though he was not found guilty in a court of law. You dont believe in second chances? What has he done while in office as a congressman that would justify his removal from office? It really is shameful to bring up Hastings, unless you know something I dont know.
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There appear to be several matters you don't know.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php...uption_scandal
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The Judicial Council of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, however, soon launched a separate investigation into the matter which lasted nearly four years. Ultimately, the council (which was led by former Watergate prosecutor John Doar and comprised of the active appeals court judges for that circuit and three U.S. District judges) found that Hastings not only had solicited a bribe, but also repeatedly lied during his trial. Following this report, the House Judiciary Committee approved seventeen articles of impeachment against Hastings. Sixteen dealt with the bribery case, while one centered around Hastings' improper revelation of sensitive government information obtained through a federal wiretap in 1985. In late 1988, the articles passed the House by a vote of 413-3. [COLOR="yellow"The Senate, following a trial by a twelve-member committee, chose to convict Hastings [/COLOR]on eight of the articles, but opted not to restrict him from seeking federal elected office in the future (which it had the authority to do). In 1992, a federal judge remanded Hastings' conviction back to the Senate, arguing that Hastings should have received a trial by the full Senate. The Supreme Court, however, had ruled in a similar case that the courts have no jurisdiction over impeachment proceedings, and Hastings' conviction was therefore upheld.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Not found guilty in a court of law.
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A "second chance" is not appropriate for Randy Cunningham, and it was not appropriate for Alcee Hastings.